San Diego Chargers

October 17, 2012 | Most NFL owners support Republicans, despite a big contribution from the wife of the Pittsburgh Steelers' owner to an outside spending group that backs Obama. Also, Wall Street drops Obama like he was a live grenade.

May 3, 2012 | The nation's capital actually has quite a bit of say in what has become the extremely lucrative business of professional football. And in turn, the NFL has quite the presence in Washington.

October 7, 2011 | A new season means a fresh start for teams like the Houston Texans. Not only is the NFL's newest team the favorite to win its division for the first time, the team ranks as the most politically active since January 2009, according to a new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics.

September 17, 2009 | As the 32-team NFL begins its 2009 season, the Chargers and Texans stand among 20 clubs to donate more than $100,000 to federal political interests since the 1990 election cycle, according to the Center's analysis. Executives and employees of the league itself have also teamed together to contribute more than $322,000 during that time frame.

February 3, 2008 | Millions of football fans will be crowding their local bars or joining their friends in front of the television set on Sunday night to watch this year's Super Bowl game, putting politics briefly out of their mind. Just as fans have been cheering on their favorite teams to make it to this final game of the season, the NFL and its teams have been cheering on their favorite presidential candidates.

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